The University of Nebraska will be holding a seminar on BEEKEEPING VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS WORKSHOP on June 12-13 at the Agricultural Research and Development Center (ARDC) in Ithaca, NE.

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The seminar will be about beekeeping and uses of honey in a commercial setting. There will be 2 programs:

Creamed Honey Production and Marketing will review the Dyce Process and how to create and market creamed honey products. The presenters will be Joli Winer and Cecil Sweeney, Heartland Honey, Spring Hill, Kansas; Marion Ellis, Professor of Entomology, University of Nebraska; and Warren Nelson, Valhalla Honey Farms, Lincoln, Nebraska. The session will consist of five lectures, and attendees are invited to bring their own products for feedback from the presenters and tasting. Creamed honey sells for a premium price and is a great way to add value and variety to your offerings.

• The Dyce Process
• Equipment and Procedures
• Flavoring Ingredients
• Marketing Strategies
• Starting a Creamed Honey Business

Meadmaking Explained is a five session series, which will explore all components of successful meadmaking in detail, providing insights for meadmakers at the beginning, experienced/ intermediate, and the advanced/commercial meadmaking levels. The presenters are Ken Schramm, founder of the Mazer Cup Mead Competition, author of “The Compleat Meadmaker” (Brewers Publications, ©2003) and consulting meadmaker at B. Nektar Meadery in Ferndale, Michigan, and Marion Ellis, Professor of Entomology, University of Nebraska.

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